Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-31
Thought % Have Taken Poison.

Thoughs 90 Have Taken Poison.
MRS. ANNIE CLARKE DIES N AGONY At HER KEsrpEycl
Tuesday night. about O'Clock, Mrs Annie
Clarke, wife OF John W. Clarke. OF No. Gil New
Jersey avenue died at her residence after a few
hours OF intense suffering. She had been sick
some time, and IL is thought that In an insane
moment she took large dose OF trough on rats"
several physicians were called. but their efforts 10
save the young womans life were IN vain Her
funeral VIII take place tomorrow afternoon.
rosr-orficss TO BECOME PKEsIpESrrn.-The
following fourth-class post-oficeS viii become
presidential on the LIST OF April and viii have .
salary Of $1,000 and upwards: Donns, kas: Saint
john, Mas; Lansdale, Pa; Luray, Va: Eagle
Sssiis aoS Neb Ts m Mas logR SlS Nss:
expected that there viii be about nine others.
LANDS IN sEvERaIrr TO ISDIASs-The Press
dent to-day directed the allowment OF the land In
severalty 10 the Indians OF the Warm Springs
indian reservation In Oregon. This Is the nrst
action taken under the Indian severalty hin passed
AT thelast session OF Congress- AFTER the land IA
s sun ey the surveyor general 100 acres
family: eighty acres TO each person over
eighteen years OF age, and the same
each single person under eighteen years ot AGE
40 acres There Is no distinction made In THIS al
ietment netyeen males and females According
10 the latest census there Were $50 Indians on
THIS reservation. These Indians sgnifed their
Willingness 20 accept the allotment OF land under
the case OF several other Indian tribes which have
expressed a similar willingness.
MAJ. wN II. KING. OF the engineer CORPS. has
been ordered 10 relieve Lieut. Col Sras r. COM
stock OF his duties at willets Point, New York.
Lieut. Col. Comstock has been ordered 10 take
station at New York city.
The SECRETARY or WAX has issued circu.
lar requiring the chief clerk OF each
bureau OF the War Department 20 report
Ian
through the chief OF his bureau the measure
adopted 10y him 10 comply with the Law in the
transaction OF business In his bureau. with view
10 answering the inquiries OF senator Cockrell
The Courts.
CoCRT IN GENERAL TERN
To-day, Windsor agt. Clarke: decree revcrSei
and remanded: opinion by Judge lanes Morris
agt: starr; opinion 10y Judge Hagner declaring
child illegitimate.
CRcUIr CouRT-Jnfqe Cor.
To-day. Harris ct al agt. Butler; on hearing.
Cardinal Manning ON Labor.
HEAKrY APPROVAL oP CARDINAL GiBBoSs' DEFENSE
or THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR
special cable dispatch 10 the Baltimore Sus
gives the full text OF a letter from Cardinal Man.
ing to an eminent prelate In Rome The Cardinal
says:
Il have read with great assent Cardinal Glib.
bons document I'm relation TO the Knights OF
Labor. The holy see Will, am sure be convinced
by his exposition OF the state or the world.
action. IL passes the understanding that DELICIOUS
persons should be listened Ia rather than church
omclalS surely the episcopate OF the whole world
Is the most powerful and direct Instrument
In the hands of the holy see for gathering
correct local knowledge and enforcing Its deci-
slons. Who can know the temper OF America,
England and Ireland az they who have f1nger
upon the pulse Of the people? Hitherto the world
has been governed 10y dynastieS; henceforth the
holy see Will have TO deal with the people and IL
has bishops In close daily and personal contact
with the people. The more clearly and fully this
Is perceived, the stronger Rome Will be Never at
any time has the episcopate been 50 detached from
civic powers and united Ia itself, and 50 well able
10 see TO realize and 10 Use Its powers. Failure
see and TO use these powers will breed much
trouble and mischief. My thanks are due the
cardinal Tor letting me share In the argument.
II can ma copy OF my lecture
The Dignity and Rights Oh Labor Will send IL TO
him. IL WILL think, qualify me Tor knighrhood
In the order. Brentano, some years ago, pub
lished books on the guilds In which he proves that
the association OF labor and crafts goes back 10
antiquity, but there is this notable fact: In the
English and Teutonic laws they were recognized,
favored, ana chartered; In the imperial and Latin
laws they were vigorously prohibited. We are at
this day as a church the mother friend, and pro-
tector of the people. AS the Lord walked among
them, so His church lives among them. The car
dinais argument Is Irresistible"